In a recent
report, European consumer lobby group
BEUC calls on the
Brussels EU to increase regulations on food supplements in Europe.

Absurdly claiming that consumers are supposedly exposed to
"potentially serious side effects" when using them, it demands the
harmonization of European law to cover all types available.

But while BEUC attempts to portray its analysis as trustworthy and
independent, the fact is that, over the last financial years, the
lobby group has been supported by billionaire currency speculator
George Soros and the Brussels EU.

Stating that it represents
and defends the interests of European consumers, BEUC professes to
investigate Brussels EU decisions likely to affect them.

In the area of nutrition, however,
despite
widespread evidence that the nutrient content of our food
has fallen substantially over the past decades, BEUC has historically
taken the scientifically archaic
position that most consumers should not need supplements and
that a balanced diet should provide all the necessary nutrients.

Notably, therefore, BEUC and its
officials were prominent advocates of the restrictive Brussels EU 'Food
Supplements Directive' that entered into force in Europe in July
2002.

Deeply opposed by European natural
health advocates, the setting of Europe-wide maximum permitted
levels for vitamins and minerals in supplements - which BEUC is now
demanding - is a stated goal of this dictatorial legislation.

Tellingly, while BEUC argues in favor of
increased regulations for food supplements, it conversely declares
that it wants "better access to medicines".

Convicted of insider trading
in France for buying and selling Société Générale shares in 1988
after allegedly receiving information about a planned corporate raid
on the bank, Soros has also invested heavily in
the pharmaceutical
industry over the years, buying large holdings in companies such as,

While around half of its income comes
from its national member organizations, BEUC also receives an annual
grant of €1,400,000 from the Brussels EU. In 2015 this amount
represented 37% of its operational budget.

Significantly, as with many lobby groups
based in Brussels, BEUC's office is conveniently
located
only a few streets away from the Brussels EU Commission's vast Berlaymont building.

Revealingly, therefore, in a further sign of
just how close a relationship BEUC has with the Commission,

Doing the
bidding of its masters?

Given these facts, natural health
advocates may well shake their heads and interpret BEUC's demands
for increased regulations on food supplements as doing the bidding
of its masters.

After all, receiving support from an organization
run by a multibillionaire currency speculator, pharma investor, and
convicted insider trader is hardly consistent with the values and
image that BEUC tries to project of itself.

Similarly, taking money
from the very same political construct that it claims to be
defending European consumers' interests from clearly disqualifies BEUC from any credible claim to independence.

Seen in this light,
its description of itself as "The Consumer Voice in Europe" is, to
say the least, highly questionable.

With the demise of the Brussels EU now
visibly underway, the time has come to look behind the smoke and
mirrors that have deceived the people of Europe for well over half a
century now.

If, based on what they see, European consumers conclude
that BEUC is not the solution but part of the problem, it will only
have itself to blame.